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A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present

A. 45

B. 42

C. 40

D. 44

Correct Answer :

C. 40


Let the mother's present age be x years. Then, the person's present age = (2/5 x) years. => (2/5 x + 8/2) = 1 (x + 8) => 2(2x + 40) = 5(x + 8) => x = 40

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The age of a person is thrice the total ages of his 2 daughters. 0.5 decades hence, his age will be twice of the total ages of his daughters. Then what is the fathers current age? ( 0.5 Decades = 5 Years )

A. 35 years

B. 47 years

C. 40 years

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If Raj was one-third as old as Rahim 5 years back and Raj is 17 years old now, How old is Rahim now?

A. 36

B. 40

C. 41

D. 48

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A. 39

B. 37

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C. 11:50

D. 11:53

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A. 30

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C. 20

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A. 38

B. 40

C. 41

D. 30